Documentary backdrop image for Then There Were None (1996)

Documentary backdrop image for Then There Were None (1996)

199626 minNRdocumentary

8.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Then There Were None

199626 minNRdocumentary

8.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Within 50 years of European contact in 1778, the native Hawaiian population halved due to Western diseases and the influence of American missionaries.

Genres

Director

Elizabeth Lindsey

Synopsis

Within 50 years of European contact in 1778, the native Hawaiian population halved due to Western diseases and the influence of American missionaries.

People

Elizabeth Lindsey

Elizabeth Lindseydirector

Elizabeth Lindsey

Elizabeth Lindseywriter

Rob Robinsonwriter

Martha Noyeswriter

Synopsis

Elizabeth Lindsey presents a narrative of native Hawaiians, beginning with their population of over half a million at European contact in 1778. Within 50 years, Western diseases drastically reduced their numbers. The film details the influence of American missionaries and the takeover of lands for sugarcane and pineapple plantations. It also addresses the influx of immigrant workers, which led to Hawaiians becoming a minority in their homeland. Sociologists from the University of Hawai'i warn of potential extinction for full-blooded Hawaiians within 45 years.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages (2025)

Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages

2025•28m•★8.0TMDB

Alaska Native villages face existential threats from climate change, prompting relocation efforts and urgent discussions on preserving their cultural traditions.

Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages

Reel Injun (2025)

Reel Injun

2025•1h29m•★7.0TMDB

Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond travels 4,000 miles through the American West to examine Hollywood's portrayal of Indigenous peoples and its impact on culture.

Hawaii's Stolen Kingdom: Uncovering an American Conspiracy (2019)

Hawaii's Stolen Kingdom: Uncovering an American Conspiracy

In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed a formal letter of apology for the U.S. government's role in the illegal overthrow of Hawaii's monarchy a century earlier.

Hawaii's Stolen Kingdom: Uncovering an American Conspiracy

Hawaii: Stolen Paradise (2023)

Hawaii: Stolen Paradise

Hawaii was an independent nation until its illegal overthrow by the United States in January 1893.

Hawaii: Stolen Paradise

Hiroshima, The Fall of Japan - Hidden Traces (2024)

Hiroshima, The Fall of Japan - Hidden Traces

On August 6, 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb, called Little Boy, on Hiroshima, killing over 140,000 people by the end of the year.

Hiroshima, The Fall of Japan - Hidden Traces

Countdown to Disaster: The Deadly Eruption of White Island (2023)

Countdown to Disaster: The Deadly Eruption of White Island

The 2019 eruption of White Island in New Zealand resulted in 22 fatalities, featuring survivor accounts, rescue efforts, and scientific analysis of volcanic activity.

Countdown to Disaster: The Deadly Eruption of White Island

How the Rich Took Hawaii (2026)

How the Rich Took Hawaii

Since the annexation of Hawaii in 1893, wealthy Americans have acquired vast lands, leading to a growing anti-American sentiment among the native Polynesian population.

How the Rich Took Hawaii

The Island War (2025)

The Island War

In early May 1945, Allied forces entered Rangoon, finding the city empty after the Japanese had retreated to avoid being cut off.

Elite Hawaiian Warriors: How Did The Koa Defeat Captain Cook? (2025)

Elite Hawaiian Warriors: How Did The Koa Defeat Captain Cook?

Kamehameha, a fierce warrior with darting eyes, observes Captain Cook's arrival in Hawaii, marking the beginning of a historic confrontation.

Elite Hawaiian Warriors: How Did The Koa Defeat Captain Cook?

December 7th (short version) (2014)

December 7th (short version)

Eighty-six vessels, including battleships and cruisers, lay anchored in Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, before the surprise attack.

December 7th (short version)

Henry V - Agincourt & The Hundred Years War (2022)

Henry V - Agincourt & The Hundred Years War

The Battle of Agincourt on October 25, 1415, saw King Henry V lead a smaller English force to a decisive victory against a larger French army.

Henry V - Agincourt & The Hundred Years War

D-Day: The Storm That Crushed Hitler (2025)

D-Day: The Storm That Crushed Hitler

The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, shifts the tide of World War II dramatically.

D-Day: The Storm That Crushed Hitler

Explore Then There Were None

Trailer People Topics FAQ

Where else to watch

Reel Injun (2025)

Reel Injun

2025•1h29m•★7.0TMDB

Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond travels 4,000 miles through the American West to examine Hollywood's portrayal of Indigenous peoples and its impact on culture.

No digital watch option in your country

Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1 (2011)

Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1

2011•1h27m•★6.4TMDB

Decades of health issues, including cancer and birth defects, plague Pacific Islanders due to secret U.S. government radiation experiments conducted in the 1940s and 1950s.

Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1

Ma'ohi Nui: In the Heart of the Ocean My Country Lies (2018)

Ma'ohi Nui: In the Heart of the Ocean My Country Lies

2018•1h53m•★8.0TMDB

Thirty years of protests by the Tahitian people followed the French government's offshore nuclear tests that began in the late 20th century.

Ma'ohi Nui: In the Heart of the Ocean My Country Lies

Poisoning Paradise (2017)

Poisoning Paradise

2017•1h17m•★7.0TMDB

Over 1,000 acres of land in Hawaii are used for experimental genetically engineered seed corn, raising health concerns for nearby communities.

Poisoning Paradise

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker (2012)

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

2012•1h24m•★5.9TMDB

A post-mortem examination revealed that Alan Turing died from cyanide poisoning on 8 June 1954, with a half-eaten apple found beside his bed.

Britain's Greatest Codebreaker

Browse more like this

Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages (2025)

Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages

2025•28m•★8.0TMDB

Alaska Native villages face existential threats from climate change, prompting relocation efforts and urgent discussions on preserving their cultural traditions.

Alaska's Vanishing Native Villages

No digital watch option in your country

Countdown to Disaster: The Deadly Eruption of White Island (2023)

Countdown to Disaster: The Deadly Eruption of White Island

The 2019 eruption of White Island in New Zealand resulted in 22 fatalities, featuring survivor accounts, rescue efforts, and scientific analysis of volcanic activity.

Countdown to Disaster: The Deadly Eruption of White Island

No digital watch option in your country

How the Rich Took Hawaii (2026)

How the Rich Took Hawaii

Since the annexation of Hawaii in 1893, wealthy Americans have acquired vast lands, leading to a growing anti-American sentiment among the native Polynesian population.

How the Rich Took Hawaii

No digital watch option in your country

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation (1993)

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

1993•58m•★9.0TMDB

Armed troops from the U.S.S. Boston landed in Honolulu in January 1893, supporting a coup against Queen Lili‘uokalani and leading to the overthrow of the Hawaiian government.

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

Hawaii's Last Queen (1997)

Hawaii's Last Queen

1997•52m•★7.0TMDB

A gunpoint ouster marked the end of Queen Liliuokalani's reign as Hawaii faced political upheaval and economic decline in the 1890s.

Hawaii's Last Queen

Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty (2009)

Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty

2009•1h24m•★9.0TMDB

1893 marked the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, leading to ongoing debates about the rights of native Hawaiians to their land and culture.

Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty

Ke Kulana He Mahu: Remembering a Sense of Place (2001)

Ke Kulana He Mahu: Remembering a Sense of Place

2001•1h7m•★9.0TMDB

Native Hawaiian culture historically accepted homosexuality, as explored through interviews with historians and LGBTQ+ activists Kathryn Xian and Brent Anbe.

Ke Kulana He Mahu: Remembering a Sense of Place

Hidden Hawaii (1993)

Hidden Hawaii

1993•34m•★8.0TMDB

Hawaii's islands continue to form today, shaped by volcanic activity and home to diverse wildlife.

American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i (2003)

American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i

2003•1h•★8.0TMDB

More Native Hawaiians now live on the mainland than in Hawai'i, where the cost of living is 27 percent higher than in the continental United States.

American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i

The War Against the Indians (1993)

The War Against the Indians

1993•2h21m•★7.0TMDB

Over 300 years of conflict between Native American tribes and European settlers shaped the history of North America.

The War Against the Indians

Could Hitler Have Been Stopped? The Politics of Appeasement (2022)

Could Hitler Have Been Stopped? The Politics of Appeasement

2022•1h30m•★7.0TMDB

The Munich Agreement of 1938 marked a moment when European powers tolerated Hitler's expansionist ambitions, contributing to the outbreak of World War II.

Could Hitler Have Been Stopped? The Politics of Appeasement

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →